Shōmyōji Shell Mound
称名寺貝塚
Explore a Late Jomon period shell mound and settlement site with unique pottery.
What it is
- A Late Jomon period shell mound and settlement site.
- Discovered and reported in 1925.
- Known for its distinctive Shōmyōji-style pottery.
What to see
- Multiple shell mounds (A-J) around Shōmyōji Temple.
- Excavated Jomon pottery, stone tools, and bone tools.
- Bones of fish, shellfish, wild boar, and deer.
- Large quantities of excavated dolphin bones.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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